Portable phonograph



May 8, 1923.

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Application filed December 5, 1921. Serial No. 519,988.

be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in sound reproducing .machines andmore particularly-to those of the portable type, in which the sound arm,reproducer, and record table are removed and stored within the maincabinet or box of the machine to' be readily carried from place toplace.' The present application forms a continuation in art of mypending U'. S. application, erial No. 397,185, filed'July 19, 1920.

One object of the invention is to provide a unique form of case orcabinet containing the horn and motor, provided with a door equipped inone side with means for carrying the record table, tone arm, reproducer,crank, etc., when their use is not'necessary, the construction beingsuch that closing-of the door will move these parts into the cabinet. 7

Another aim of the invention is to prothe box, which is normally swungto a carrying position above the upper side thereof and located over thedriving spindle 'for the record table, said handle however, beingcapable of swingin downwardly to one side.

of the box or cabinet so as to be entirely out of the way when therecord table is to be applied to the spindle.

A further object of the invention is to provide for normally closing thedischarge end of the horn by a doorwhich can be swung downwardly andthen moved into the case beneath the horn.

With the foregoing and minor objects in view, the invention resides inthe novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, thedescriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 1s a perspective View of a portable phonograph constructedinaccordance with the present invention, showing the- Figure 2 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1 but illustrating the instrument in condition for use.

. Figure 3 is a side elevation with the door swung open to expose'therecord table and other parts normally carried in the box or cabinet. V

Figure 4 is a horizontal section as indicated by the line 4-4 of Fig. 5.v

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view.

In the drawings above briefly described,

the numeral 1 designates a rectangular cabinet or case of the generalshape of an ordinary suit case, one side of said case be ing providedwith an outwardly swinging door 2, whileone end of said case is equippedwith a door 3 having a pintle 4 slidable in a groove 4 in one'side ofthe case 1, so that by swinging said door downwardly, it may slide. intothe box, as in Figs. 2 and 3. A horn -5\ is located in the case 1 withits 'discharge end normally closed by the door 3, said horn being spacedinwardly from the door 2v and having its'inner end in communication withan opening 6 formed in the the same cross sectional area as those nowcommonly used.

The central portion of the top 7 carries a spring motor 12 provided witha spindle 13 rising through said top for drivi-ng a record table 14. Theusual hand crank 15 is provided for Winding the motor 12 and this crank,together with the record table 14, the tone arm 9 and the reproducer 10,may all be housed in the case 1 when the instrument is to be carriedfrom one place to another. I preferably provide a box 16 on the innerside of door. 2 and movable into the case 1, below the horn 5, tocontainthe reproducer,-the crank and the tone arm.

' For holding the record table 14 Within the case 1 I preferably providethe construction shown most clearly in Fig. 3. A pair of cleats 17 aresecured to the inner side of the door 2 and extend vertically across thesame, the lower ends of said cleats being connected by a board. 18 toform therewith K but allowsthecrank 15, the tone arm 9 and thereproducer 10 to' be conveniently removed from the box 16. I

Atmotor control 19 and a release 20 for the latch of door 2 preferablyextend through the horn 5 as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5. v w

In order that thecase and its contents may be easily carried, it providea novel form of handle which is normally positioned above the top 7, butmay 'be folded downwardly to an out of the way position when the table14 is to be applied to the spindle 13. In the present showing, thehandle includes a U-shaped spring metal bail 22' whose arms 23 arelaterally bent in the same direction at 24, between their ends, beingprovided at their terminals with eyes 25. A leather or other suitablehand grip 26,

which may wellibe an ordinary suit case handle is connected with theeyes 25. The arm-connecting portion of the bail 22-is pivoted upon thetop? of the case 1 by appropriate bearings 27 and when the handle is incase-carrying position as seen in Figs. 1 and 3, the portions, of thearms 23 contiguous to said arm-connecting portion, rest upon said top 7,while the laterally bent.

arm ends extend upwardly from said top. To hold the bail in thisposition, oppositely facing hooks or keepers 28 are secured to the top 7and in orderto engage the arms 23 with these keeper's, it isnecessary tospring said arms outwardly to some extent.

When they are once hooked into the keepers, however, and the weight ofthe entire device is lifted by the' hand grip. 26, this exerts. aninward pull on the arms '23 thereby efiectively retains them in thekeepers. When the table 14 is to be used, the entire handle isdisengaged from the hooks or keepers 28 and swung downwardly -outwardlyfacing hooks carried by the top to'thepo'sition seen in Fig." 2,1inwhich position, the lateral ends 24 of the arms 23 and 4 the hand grip2ti 'lie at one side' ot the the. invention, and since probably the be tFrom the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a very simpleand compact arrangement for carrying out the objects of results may beobtained from the details disclosed, they are by preference followed. Iwish it understood, however, that Withinthe scope of-the invention asclaimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

I claim:

1. A portable graphophone comprising a casing having an outwardlyswinging door occupying the major portion of one of its vertical sides,a horn within the casing spaced inwardly from said door, and means formounting a record table upon the inner side of said; door 'When it isnot in use, whereby, to position said record table between said door andhorn when the former is closed. I

' 2. .Aportable graphoplione comprising a rectangular case having anoutwardly swinging door occupying the major part of one of its sides, aborn within said case spaced from a side thereof adjacent said door,said ,horn being adapted for communication witha tonearm, and a boxcarried by the inner side of said door said box being movable into thecase'into the space between said horn and the second mentioned side ofthe case,,being.j adapted to contain the tone arm and other accessories.

3. The combination with va graphophone case, of a U-shaped spring metalbail pivotally mounted upon said base and having its ends connected by ahandle, said bail being movable uponits pivotal axis to an inoperativeposition, and a pair of outwardly facing hooks carried by the top of thecase and adapted to ,engage the arms of said bail to hold the latte-r incarrying position, the inward pull exerted on the arms of the bail bythe handle, serving to retain said arms within said hooks.

4. The combination with a graphophone case,"of a U-shaped bail whosearm-connecting portion extends horizontally along the I *cas'ing top,bearings extending over said arm-connecting portion of the bail andpivoting" the latter to the top of the case, the

portions of the bail arms adjacent said arm- 1 connecting pgrtion beingadapted to nor? mally rest upon the top of said case, the freeend-p0rti0ns of said-.armsbeing bent upwardly and connected by a handle,and

of the case and normally engaging the inner portions of the bail arms tohold the latter 1 JOHN nnrnn.

